Gracie the Giraffe has been found after two-week search in Texas Hill Country

Gracie the Giraffe was on the loose near San Antonio for two weeks. Credit: Courtesy / Real County Animal Rescue-Shelter

After two weeks evading authorities, Gracie the Giraffe has finally been found — and for real this time — according to Real County Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson.

“Gracie the wondering [sic] Giraffe has been found!” Johnson posted on Facebook Friday morning.

“We found her. She’s fat and happy,” Johnson separately told News 4 San Antonio. “We’re going to have to bring in a team and sedate her so we can move her. She had a catch-me-if-you-can-suckers attitude.”

Despite being AWOL for two weeks, Gracie surprisingly hadn’t ventured far from home.

At 6:45 a.m. Friday, the manager of Cedar Hollow Ranch — the wild game reserve and breeder Gracie escaped from — located the animal on a neighboring property about 4 miles away.

Ranch manager Vic Jones located Gracie with help from local company Concho Aviation, which deployed a helicopter to conduct aerial searches.

Footage of Gracie when she was spotted early this morning from a passing helicopter. Credit: Courtesy / Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson

Jones has contacted his veterinarian and is putting a team together to safely capture Gracie and bring her home, Johnson added.

Cedar Hollow Ranch, which keeps hundreds of exotic animals, is located approximately 90 miles west of San Antonio.

Normally, the rugged terrain that surrounds the property is enough of a deterrent for other giraffes, Jones previously told members of the press. However, Gracie was particularly prone to roaming, and found a way around a metal barrier on the property, which led to her escape exactly two weeks ago.

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